Rugby Coach Weekly

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Dr Jo Brown, performance coach and performance physiotherapist at Performance State. Focusing on performance, whether you can really coach resilience. Jo works with high-performance teams and individuals, including Olympic medalist, the US sprinter Noah Lyles and the Jamaican Bobsleigh team.Her philisophy is to  live in relentless pursuit of high performance for anyone with a dream. Driven by excellence, fuelled by an unwavering belief and powered by connection. She believes High performance is a way of life, and every moment we choose. If you are courageous enough, whatever comes your way "face it, fix it and forever fly"You can contact her through Performance-State.com.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Tom Bennett OBE, behaviour advisor for schools to the Department for Education.Focusing on managing and changing behaviour in groups, we are going to cut to the root on simple tools to improve coach/teacher interactions with children.Tom was a teacher in the East End of London for thirteen years.Currently, he is the Director and founder of researchED, a grass-roots, teacher-led project that aims to make teachers research-literate and pseudo-science proof.His philosophy is that behaviour is a curriculum; it can be taught like anything else.You can contact him on Twitter: @tombennett71 or read his book 'Running the Room' or email him: tombennettbehaviour@gmail.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife where we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Paul Phillips, a performance consultant and author of How to create culture in rugby union. Focusing on the link between success and culture, we are going to cut to the root on how culture impacts on performance. Paul has consulted worldwide with teams like Otago in New Zealand and was director of rugby at Rugby Sant Andrea in ItalyHis philosophy is to grow great people through the medium of rugby union because it provides us with the platform to develop great people. Develop the person - develop the player!You can contact him at LinkedIN and you can find his book, How to create culture in Rugby Union, on AmazonTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Jonny McMurtry, sports coaching researcher and part-time rugby coach/blog writer.Focusing on develop the right relationships as a coach, we are going to cut to the root on why connection is more important than competency as a coach.Jonny runs the excellent blog, www.coachingthecoaches.netHis philosophy: My passion is understanding people’s motivation and assisting them and the people they work with to achieve what they are striving to accomplish in sporting or working atmospheres. Previous experience, research and qualifications have given me both the skills and desire to understand why people, most notably sporting participants, engage in certain actions while setting up frameworks, offering tools and being part of reflective practice to help all stakeholders in an athlete’s journey through effective and engaging communication methods. I want to facilitate coaches and athletes alike becoming the best people as well as performers they can be.Contact here: jonny@coachingthecoaches.netTwitter coachingcoach_To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Gordon MacClelland, CEO of Working with Parents in Sport.Focusing on how you coach your own child, we are going to cut to the root on how you can effectively wear two hats.Gordon spent 25 years in sport and education, coaching at all levels, and a sports parent with two children involved in performance sport. He has published some great books on this area, including Two Hats, talking to sports stars about coaching your own child, and Sports Performance Parenting.His philosophy is: To empower people to work together, build strong relationships in amazing environments so that young people can thrive both in and out of their sport. To lead, share failings and give people confidence to fulfil their roles.You can contact him by email: gordon@wwpis.co.uk or visit the website www.parentsinsport.co.uk. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Andy Key founder of Fit4Performance and a senior RFU coach.Focusing on improving performance, we are going to cut to the root on how you can develop mindset skills. Andy set up the Leicester Tigers Academy when the game went professional, was director of rugby at Leeds Carnegie and was awarded director of rugby of the year in 2010.He is the founder of Fit4Performance which focuses on delivering a Mindset Skills Framework (underpinned by Gazings Red2Blue), helping Youngsters, Parents, Teachers, Coaches and Teams to understand the importance 'Mindset Skills' play in the overall sports performance equation.You can find out more at www.fit4performance.co.uk and contact him by email andy@fit4performance.co.uk To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ben Fennell, CEO and Founder of The Growth House Focusing on team development, we are going to cut to the root on how to pack your team with differences and forge togetherness.Ben won a Blue for Oxford, and played for Harlequins. He spent over 25 years in advertising, finishing up as CEO of top agency BBH before founding the Growth House in 2019. His book, World Class: How to Lead, Learn and Grow like a Champion written with Will Greenwood, is out now and available at all good book sitesHis philosophy: I coach senior teams within big organisations and help them to create high-performance habits. Habits that are sustainable over time, habits that create impact and drive growth. Habits that depend on simple and flexible toolsYou can contact him at www.thegrowthhouse.co.uk and Ben.fennell@thegrowthhouse.co.ukTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Ollie Phillips, former England sevens captain now running Optimist Performance.  Focusing on performance, we are going to cut to the root on why winning is underrated. Ollie was 7s World Player of the Year in 2009 and captained England to three World Series Cup victories. He has completed many adventures, including sailing around the world.His philosophy is to inspire change through shared experience, continual learning, and an appetite to help and support people.You can contact him at www.optimistperformance.com To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Amanda Owens, leading sports and performance psychologist and former professional tennis player, and the first women to work as a sports pyschologist in premiership football with Southampton. She is founder of the Edge consultants. Focusing on developing better performances, we are going to cut to the root on how we can help and support athletes with performance anxiety. Amanda has been heavily involved in working the Worcester Warriors and Leicester Tigers, and international rugby players, as well as supporting business leaders to improve their performanceHer company approach is unique and client-centred, highlighting the importance of a person-centred approach, meeting the specific needs of the client. This enables the client to be more aware of their core needs, so behavioural and emotional change can occur and their vision achieved from a uniquely Gestalt and humanistic methodology and approach.You can contact her on email amanda@believeconsultanting.co.uk and www.believeconsultanting.co.ukTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us a textWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to JP Nerburn, author, coach for coaches, podcaster and culture coach.Focusing on intentionality in coaching, we are going to cut to the root on why it is important to have a clear idea or direction in coaching.JP coaches primarily high school and collegiate coaches, rugby, basketball, track and field and ice hockey.His philosophy is: The world doesn't need more coaches, they need more mentors. People willing to lead, develop, and empower their athletes. You can find out more by reading The Culture System on Audible and Amazon, or go to TOCCULTURE.COM for the newsletter and listen to more on The Coaching Culture PodcastTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!